Readiness Manager in Toronto

You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.” You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built. At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably. You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land. Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next.

The Readiness Manager for the Metrolinx plays a central role in ensuring that client successfully prepares the extension for operational handover. The position leads operational readiness across design, construction, systems integration, commissioning, safety assurance, and handover.

• Operational Readiness Leadership
  • Lead Client’s operational readiness strategy and roadmap
  • Coordinate readiness across engineering, construction, operations, and safety teams
• Testing, Commissioning & Trial Operations
  • Support commissioning planning, integrated testing, and trial operations
  • Development & maintenance of readiness documentation (System Safety Certification Strategy, System Definition Document, CPG Recommendation Reports, Risk Assessment Completion Declarations, Panel Presentations, Hazard Record, etc.)
  • Planning, executing & attending all imminent and future readiness panels and submissions to key-in with project timelines, including SRP/ORP/ISA/MSCC.
  • Coordinating documented 'low/high risk' appraisals with SSA/ISA for all project scope.
  • Attending recurring Readiness Control Board & ISA touchpoints.
  • Weekly touchpoints with Mx PDT to track scope-specific progress related to readiness submissions, adjust readiness strategy and forecasting & collect updated submittals.
  • Continuous improvement and streamlining of readiness process and future planning to reduce friction in readiness coordination with ORP/SRP/SSA/ISA.
• Operations & Maintenance Readiness
  • Oversee operational documentation, training materials, and asset information
• Asset Handover & Contractual Deliverables:
• Risk Management and Reporting
  • Maintain readiness risk register and prepare executive reporting

Working Conditions: Office-based (5 Days in Office)

Experience: 7–10 years' experience in major transit or infrastructure projects; Minimum of 12 years of experience in Project Management

Education: Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Transportation, or related field, or relevant demonstrable experience

Licenses OR Certifications: Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of commissioning, systems integration, and operations
• Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
• Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in Project Management software
• Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
• Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
• Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
• Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
• Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
• Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
• Effectively leads multi-resource Project Management teams
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Proven success in providing on-site leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones

Compensation: Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range: Toronto $141,000 to $211,000

What's in it for you: The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list. You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands. AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it. Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name. Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support. Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point. Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture Construct: Accenture Construct is Accenture's global capital projects business. The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on. We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over — and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

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Other Employment Statements: It is currently our objective to assign our people to work near where they live. However, given the nature of our business and our need to serve clients, our employees must be available to travel when needed.